Morning Docket: 02.23.22
* Man, that guy could blow — trees: Famous saxophonist's son in hot water after naming a weed brand after his father. [WMGK] * "What's really in name? Oh, that's what it means! Yeah, let’s change that before we get sued." The US Interior after doing quick Google searches of monument names, probably. [The Guardian] * Another same-sex First Amendment case will be before the Supreme Court soon. You ever feel like you're caught in a loop? [WSJ] * South Carolina appeals court upholds lower court ruling that basically says, "You can't just overrule Roe, dude." Remember when 50ish years of precedent meant something? [Sun Herald] * Oklahoma's AG will be figuring out if time-honored literary classics like Lord of the Flies and Of Mice and Men are obscene. Trust, students see way worse content on Twitter. [Read Frontier]
* Man, that guy could blow — trees: Famous saxophonist’s son in hot water after naming a weed brand after his father. [WMGK]
* “What’s really in name? Oh, that’s what it means! Yeah, let’s change that before we get sued.” The US Interior after doing quick Google searches of monument names, probably. [The Guardian]
* Another same-sex First Amendment case will be before the Supreme Court soon. You ever feel like you’re caught in a loop? [WSJ]
* South Carolina appeals court upholds lower court ruling that basically says, “You can’t just overrule Roe, dude.” Remember when 50ish years of precedent meant something? [Sun Herald]
* Oklahoma’s AG will be figuring out if time-honored literary classics like Lord of the Flies and Of Mice and Men are obscene. Trust, students see way worse content on Twitter. [Read Frontier]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
